Shirt-cuff



C. A. ROLFE.

SHIRT CUFF.

APPLIQATION m2o MAR.8.1911.

,360,687. Patented Nov. 30, 1920.

60M HDM UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES A. ROLFE, F ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

SHIRT-CUFF.

Application filed March 8,

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, CHARLEs A. RoLFn, acitizen of the United States, resident of St. Paul, county of Ramsey,State of Minnesota, have invented Certain new and useful Improvements inShirt-Cuffs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the cuffs ofsgarments and particularly to shirtcuffs, and

vembodying my invention,

Fig. 2 is a view of the cuff showing a cuff-button inserted,

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the cuff, showing the position of thecuff-button.

In the drawing, 2 represents a portion of a shirt sleeve to which isattached a cuff 3, said cud being of the'so-called French or softvariety and therefore unstarched. In wearing this type of cuff same isadapted to be .folded back along the center line 4, while the twobutton-holes 5 are provided therein at each end equidistant from theeenter line 4. When the cuff is folded along the line land the endsbrought together for fastening, the button-holes 5 are all brought intoline so that a cuff-button 6 may be readily inserted therethrough. Ihave found, however, that cuff-buttons are frequently lost from cuffs ofthis type, as the smaller head of the cuff-button often pullsSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 30, 1920. 1917. Serial No. 153,455.

through the button-holes, especially when the latter are somewhat worn,so that the shank of the cuff-button has considerable play therein. Toovercome this danger of losing cuff-buttons I provide a tongue or ila-p7, either stitched to or made integral with the cuff 3. Said tongue ispreferably located opposite one of the inner button-holes, as shown in Fig l, and is provided with a button-hole 8. he tongue 1 is folded overon the inside of the cuff, as shown in Fig. 2, and the cuff-buttoninserted through the button-holes 5 in that end of the cuff' and thebutton-hole 8. The button-hole 8 is preferably smaller than thebutton-holes 5 and the tongue 7 is so constructed that when e.cuff-button is inserted through the lnitow holes, the tongue 7 draws theshank of the cuiibutton tightly against the ends of the button-holes 5,while the opposite end of the button-hole 8 presses tightly against saidshank. Thus, as shown in Fig. 3, the material of the cuff entirelysurrounds the shank and is held firmly against it on all sides,absolutely preventing the loss of the cuff-button when the cuffs areunbuttoncd and partially rolled up.

I claim as my invention:

A. shirt end' having button holes therein and a tongue adapted to foldaround the end of the cuil" and l'iaving a. buttonhole therein, saidtongue lying between the folds of the cuil' and the outer end of thebuttonhole therein lapping the corresponding end of the adj acentbuttonhole in the cuff only a sucient distance to receive the shank ofthe cuil' button between the outer end wall of (he huttonhole in thecuff and outer end n af of the buttonhole in the tongue, wherebyY thebutton will be locked :1t one end of the buttonhole in the cuff.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 28th day ofFebruary, 1917.

CHARLES A. ROLFE.

